NASCAR Cup COTA schedule, entry list and how to watch
NASCAR takes on Circuit of the Americas for its first road course race of the 2022 season.
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How to watch NASCAR at COTA
All three national divisions of NASCAR head to Texas for the first of six road course races on the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. William Byron became the fifth different winner in five races last weekend at Atlanta, beating Ross Chastain and Kurt Busch. Three Hendrick Motorsports drivers have now won this year with Chase Elliott being the only HMS driver still winless.
This could be Elliott's chance to change that as he enters COTA as the defending race winner.
Here's how and where to watch all the on-track activity:
Saturday, March 26
(All times EST.; Schedule is tentative and subject to change)
10 a.m. - NASCAR Cup Series practice - FOX SPORTS 1
11 a.m. - NASCAR Cup Series qualifying - FOX SPORTS 1
1 p.m. - NASCAR Truck Series race - FOX SPORTS 1
4:30 p.m. - NASCAR Xfinity Series race - FOX SPORTS 1
Sunday, March 27
3:30 p.m. - NASCAR Cup Series (68 laps / 231.88 miles) - FOX
There are 39 cars on the NASCAR Cup Series entry list with several notable names. Loriz Hezemans, Joey Hand, Boris Said, and Andy Lally will all take part in this weekend's race.
|
No. |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
|
1 |
Ross Chastain |
TrackHouse Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
2 |
Austin Cindric |
Team Penske |
Ford |
|
3 |
Austin Dillon |
Richard Childress Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
4 |
Kevin Harvick |
Stewart Haas Racing |
Ford |
|
5 |
Kyle Larson |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
RFK Racing |
Ford |
|
7 |
Corey Lajoie |
Spire Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
8 |
Tyler Reddick |
Richard Childress Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
10 |
Aric Almirola |
Stewart Haas Racing |
Ford |
|
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
|
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Team Penske |
Ford |
|
14 |
Chase Briscoe |
Stewart Haas Racing |
Ford |
|
15 |
Joey Hand
|
Rick Ware Racing |
Ford |
|
16 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Kaulig Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
17 |
Chris Buescher |
RFK Racing |
Ford |
|
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
|
19 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
|
20 |
Christopher Bell |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
|
21 |
Harrison Burton |
Wood Brothers Racing |
Ford |
|
22 |
Joey Logano |
Team Penske |
Ford |
|
23 |
Bubba Wallace |
23XI Racing |
Toyota |
|
24 |
William Byron |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
27 |
Loriz Hezemans |
Team Hezeberg |
Ford |
|
31 |
Justin Haley |
Kaulig Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
34 |
Michael McDowell |
Front Row Motorsports |
Ford |
|
38 |
Todd Gilliland |
Front Row Motorsports |
Ford |
|
41 |
Cole Custer |
Stewart Haas Racing |
Ford |
|
42 |
Ty Dillon |
Petty GMS Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
43 |
Erik Jones |
Petty GMS Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
45 |
Kurt Busch |
23XI Racing |
Toyota |
|
47 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
JTG Daugherty Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
48 |
Alex Bowman |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
50 |
Kaz Grala |
TMT Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
51 |
Cody Ware |
Rick Ware Racing |
Ford |
|
66 |
Boris Said |
MBM Motorsports |
Ford |
|
77 |
Josh Bilicki |
Spire Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
78 |
Andy Lally |
Live Fast Motorsports |
Ford |
|
99 |
Daniel Suarez |
TrackHouse Racing |
Chevrolet |
Playoff Standings
With five different winners in the first five races, here are the drivers currently locked into the playoffs via a race victory: Austin Cindric (Daytona), Kyle Larson (Fontana), Alex Bowman (Las Vegas), Chase Briscoe (Phoenix), and William Byron (Atlanta).
Chase Elliott leads the regular season standings. Brad Keselowski dropped from 16th to 35th in the standings after a massive penalty this week.
| DRIVER | RACES | WIN | T5 | T10 | POLE | LAPS | LED | AVST | AVFN | POINTS | DIFF | PPTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chase Elliott |
5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1310 | 91 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 171 | 0 | |
| 2 | Joey Logano |
5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1309 | 31 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 164 | -7 | 0 |
| 3 | Chase Briscoe |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1173 | 126 | 8.8 | 14.0 | 156 | -15 | 5 |
| 4 | William Byron |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1124 | 148 | 12.4 | 19.2 | 150 | -21 | 7 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1310 | 8 | 21.6 | 9.6 | 148 | -23 | 0 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney |
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1142 | 205 | 5.4 | 15.8 | 148 | -23 | 2 |
| 7 | Aric Almirola |
5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1312 | 6 | 20.8 | 10.2 | 144 | -27 | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Truex, Jr. |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1219 | 17 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 142 | -29 | 2 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1307 | 16 | 9.8 | 14.8 | 140 | -31 | 6 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain |
5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1171 | 125 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 137 | -34 | 1 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch |
5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1158 | 98 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 136 | -35 | 0 |
| 12 | Kyle Larson |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1115 | 59 | 8.8 | 19.8 | 135 | -36 | 5 |
| 13 |  Daniel Suarez |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1128 | 13 | 18.6 | 14.4 | 127 | -44 | 0 |
| 14 | Kevin Harvick |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1302 | 12 | 20.6 | 15.2 | 127 | -44 | 0 |
| 15 | Tyler Reddick |
5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1181 | 95 | 10.0 | 19.4 | 126 | -45 | 2 |
| 16 | Austin Cindric |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1186 | 21 | 6.6 | 17.6 | 121 | -50 | 5 |
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